PassiveLogic Secures Significant Funding for Physical AI Expansion
In an impressive move to enhance its role in the realm of autonomous systems,
PassiveLogic, a pioneer in generative autonomy, has announced it has raised
$74 million in Series C funding. This funding is crucial for the company as it seeks to expand its vision and meet the growing demand for physical AI in everyday infrastructure.
The funding round was led by
noa, widely recognized as the largest venture capital firm focused on the construction sector in Europe, alongside new investors such as
Prologis Ventures,
Johnson Controls, and
PSP Growth. These newcomers join existing investors like
Addition,
NVentures (the venture capital arm of NVIDIA),
Keyframe, and
Brookfield, bringing PassiveLogic's total funding to over
$125 million.
A Revolutionary Approach to Building Automation
PassiveLogic is at the forefront of transforming how buildings and physical infrastructure are designed, operated, and optimized. The company offers a unique autonomous control platform that promises to redefine the automation landscape. As physical AI, industrial robotics, and humanoid technologies evolve, PassiveLogic has developed the world's first
"robot of robots" platform. This innovative system integrates an array of environments with sensors, IoT, energy systems, and further automation processes.
By extending generative AI beyond the niche of large language models (LLMs), PassiveLogic allows users to design customized autonomous systems and AI agents tailored for the built environment. Its platform manages the complexities of various built environments—from data centers and hospitals to office towers and industrial campuses.
Advanced Features and Capabilities
The platform includes features like autonomous inter-system routing control, advanced asset tracking, dynamic energy management, environmental digital twins, predictive maintenance, failure detection, physics-based analytics, and adaptive environmental control. These advancements imbue buildings with a holistic intelligence that has long been restricted by outdated logic and rule-based systems.
The
Hive real-time decision engine, driven by a cluster of on-site GPUs, unifies all aspects of building operations—from climate control and energy management to logistics—creating a centralized intelligent brain. Through the application of autonomous robotics technologies to infrastructure, PassiveLogic is poised to expand the existing building automation market, projected to grow to
$191 billion by
2030, and tackle a broader current market of autonomous buildings worth
$1.3 trillion.
Insight from Key Investors
Gregory Dewerpe, founder and managing partner at noa, commented on the investment:
"As one of the early investors, we have witnessed PassiveLogic's potential to redefine physical automation. Their platform transcends mere energy savings, empowering buildings with the capability to understand, adapt, and act autonomously—something urgently needed in the built environment."
William O'Donnell, Global Head of Development and Corporate Growth at Prologis, also conveyed enthusiasm for their investment, stating:
"PassiveLogic provides the revolutionary innovation we seek not only as investors but also as operators. Their platform delivers true autonomy to building systems, enabling smarter, more efficient, and real-time control across complete environments."
Addressing Global Challenges
Troy Harvey, co-founder and CEO of PassiveLogic, shed light on the environmental implications of building management, stating,
"Buildings represent nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, yet many are still controlled by outdated systems designed in the 1990s. With this funding, we're accelerating the deployment of true autonomy in the built environment, facilitating systems that are not only more energy-efficient but fundamentally smarter and more responsive across all operational aspects."
The PassiveLogic ecosystem includes its flagship product,
Hive, which employs real-time physics-based digital twins and AI models to make independent decisions in milliseconds. Additionally, their
Sense Nano wireless sensor captures real-time occupancy and environmental data, while
Quantum Lens, a mobile application, allows users to create a fully-defined digital twin of any building with just a smartphone.
Together, these tools support a scalable architecture suitable for both new constructions and renovations across various facilities. PassiveLogic aims to seize a generational opportunity to reshape building automation, replacing outdated control systems with an industry-first platform powered by autonomous physical AI agents, while simultaneously addressing critical climate challenges.
For more information on PassiveLogic, visit
www.passivelogic.com.